The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-09-08
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
LOCAL LAcoNIcs PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.
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Now bi-yalve-the R-stew season is here.
Not to vote is to cast your vote against
the railroad.
Vote for the railroad and thereby rebuke
officious intermeddling.
Now is the time to put the country roads
in thorough condition for winter.
To vote for the railroad is to cast your
vote for the prosperity of your town.
Do you want to rent dwelling house, in
a desirable part of town? II so, call on
DIR. Moss.
A railroad tax will increase the valua-
ton Of your property and not hurt your
health
Several more new pupils have been en-
rolled at the Henderson Female College
this week.
Let everybody come out and attend the
railroad meeting at the court house Satur-
day night.
New cotton will soon be coming into
market. Our buyers always pay the high
est market prices.
BY your votes on Monday show that you
cannot be bought by outside money to vote
against the prosperity of the town.
We have reason to believe that those
merchants who advertise in the GOLD LEAF
will reap a rich harvest when the fall trade
sets we'll in.
Survey of the Durham railroad has been
completed. the surveying party arriving
this week The line runs about six miles
to the left of Oxford.
Let everybody attend the railroad meet
ing at the courthouse Saturday night. Turn
out and let's hear the matter thoroughly
discussed pro and con.
Some doubt Is appreherded that the
amount of money in circulation will not
he sufficient to handle the immense crops
soon to come into market.
The laboring classes will be benefited
by the railroad to Durham, while the
property owners will be the ones who Will
have to pay the bulk of the tax.
Let us carry the election for the railroad
Monday. Henderson cannot afford to 60
upon record as (even seemingly opposed
to industrial development of every kind.
Drs. Cheatham and Tucker are attending
the International Medical Congress at
Washington this week. Henderson and
North Carolina have cause to feel proud Of
such representatives..
DR.. Moss has good large, rOOmy dwell
Ing house on Moss Hill" for rent. Lately
occupied by Mr.. 5. J. Currin. Will be
rented on very reasonable terms for the
balance of the year.
See the big advertisement of f. & j. E.
Haithcock & Co, Offering valuable real
estate, farms. store house and stock of
goods for sale Situated in and near Will
liamsbOrO, Vance county.
Is there a free man i'm Henderson, white
or black, who can be bought up to deafeat
any measure that is projected for the good
of our town? The GOLD LEAF docs not
q want to think SO, if there is.
Some of our merchants are now getting
in their new fall goods. Watch the col
umns of the GOLD LEAF for announce
ments, for those who have something new
and attractive will want you to know it.
Lest they should forget it we again rise
to say that those of our subscribers who
desire to pay for their paper in wood can
fill up our wOOd-hOuse now. We want to
get in a supply before cold weather comes.
Bring on the wood.
The excellent school facilities of Hen
derson should be matter of pride to our
citizens, and those having sons and daugh-
tiers to educate should show their apprecia-
ton by their wOrks-patronizing these in
stitutiOns in the manner that they deserve
Don't stay away from the polls Monday.
Come out and vote your convictions. If you
arc not fully decided about the railroad
do not stand back and think you are doing
right simply by not voting. This will be
equivalent to vote against it. Remember
that.
That was a beautiful tribute paid the
constancy of woman's devotion by Sir Ed
ward Bulwer Lytton when he said: "Wha
State could fall, what liberty decay, if the
zeal of mans noisy patriotism were a.
pure as the silent loyalty of a woman.
love p
Bring your cotton 10 Henderson to sell
this fall. The highest prices will be paiC
for the staple, and no merchants can sell
goods cheaper than those doing business
here. Whether you want to buy or sci
anything our market offers superior induce
ments.
The largest property owners Of the tow
are in favor of voting the subscription t
the Durham railroad. 1t is upon them tina
the tax will fall heaviest, and if they wan
1t why let them have it. Surely the small
tax payers can stand it if they can. Let u
have the railroad.
Henderson is not asked to subscribe +
the Durham railroad As a gift, but to TAX
.. stock in the road to the amount of S4O, 900
Thus the town would receive its proper
tiOnate part of all dividends declared, thu
bringing in a revenue Tightening the burde
of taxation just 50 much.
Mrs. D. b, Garden has been elected b.
the School Committee teacher of the whit
public school in Henderson Township, an
with the amount of funds in hand tn
school will probably run or 10 months
Patrons will please register their scholars
School will open on 14th inst.
Remember that Henderson is only aske,
TO take stock in the Durham railroad +
the amount of $40. OOO-not to oice anything
outTight-and the bonds are to run fort
years before maturity. All we have GO
to do In the mean time is to pay the inter